Equity in Interprofessional Primary Care: Analysis of the 2025/26 QIP Submissions

This is one of three QIP Summaries published by Ontario Health in 2025, based on the 2025-26 QIP submissions.

Safety in Interprofessional Primary Care shares insights from the Equity section of the 302 Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) submitted by interprofessional primary care teams for 2025/26., which includes the following indicators: 

Safety in Interprofessional Primary Care: Analysis of the 2025/26 QIP Submissions

This is one of three QIP Summaries published by Ontario Health in 2025, based on the 2025-26 QIP submissions.

Safety in Interprofessional Primary Care shares insights from the Safety sections of the 302 Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) submitted by interprofessional primary care teams for 2025/26, which include the following indicators: 

Access and Flow in Interprofessional Primary Care: Analysis of the 2025/26 QIP Submissions

This is one of three QIP Summaries published by Ontario Health in 2025, based on the 2025-26 QIP submissions.

Access and Flow in Interprofessional Primary Care shares insights from the Equity section of the 302 Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) submitted by interprofessional primary care teams for 2025/26, which includes the following indicators: 

Commentary – Nature prescribing: emerging insights about reconciliation-based and culturally inclusive approaches from a tricultural community health centre

# Abstract

This commentary highlights the importance of social and nature prescribing programs reflecting culturally diverse perspectives and practices. Creating and holding space for Indigenous and other worldviews should be a key priority of nature prescribing, a relatively recent practice in Canada that recognizes and promotes health benefits associated with engaging in a variety of activities in natural settings.

From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies

This landmark report from the WHO Commission on Social Connection highlights that social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with serious but under-recognized impacts on health, well-being, and society. Drawing on the latest evidence, the report makes a compelling case for urgent action. It outlines practical, scalable solutions to strengthen social connection – and calls on policy-makers, researchers and all sectors to treat social health with the same urgency as physical and mental health.

Social health—the neglected third pillar

This editorial by from The Lancet Public Health  is a response to the flagship report From loneliness to social connection - charting a path to healthier societies, published by the WHO on June 30, 2025. The editorial summarizes the WHO report and emphasizes the essential nature of social connection for the health and resilience of individuals and societies, and it calls on governments to "make social health, with social connection at its core, a priority."

Webinar: Successes from Black-Focused Social Prescribing

This webinar is presented by the Alliance for Healthier Communities in partnership with participating organizations and evaluators in the Black-Focused Social Prescribing (BFSP) project.

The 2.5-year pilot was implemented by The Alliance for Healthier Communities in collaboration with four Community Health Centres (CHCs) in Ontario: Black Creek, Somerset West, TAIBU, and Rexdale. Through BFSP, dedicated staff called Link Navigators connect clients to programs and services. This project won the National Social Prescribing Innovation Award in 2024.

Le programme de prescription sociale à l’intention des personnes noires: Perspectives, impacts et recommandations pour l’avenir

Le programme de prescription sociale à l’intention des personnes noires était un project d’une durée de deux ans et demi qui vise à bonifier les pratiques de prescription sociale en élaborant et en appliquant un modèle culturellement adapté, spécifiquement conçu pour s’attaquer aux iniquités en matière de santé auxquelles font face les communautés ACN.

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